It’s kind of a no-brainer when I say, “Go to happy hour!” because, well, duh. If we could all reschedule our drinking and eating-out schedule around those coveted afternoon hours when everything’s discounted or downright half-off, we’d all have a couple more bucks in our pockets. Or we’d have drinking problems.

Either way, here are a few happy hours that go beyond the standard early evening post-work drink special.

Maki Monday at Tokyo
What: From 8 p.m. to close every Monday, sushi rolls and sashimi combos are $3 cheaper

Juan Mejia preps a sushi platter at Tokyo Japanse Steak House and Sushi Bar on I-10 in Beaumont. Guiseppe Barranco/cat5

and happy hour drink specials make a few shots of sake suddenly within your price range.
Where: 4438 Dowlen Road and 1970 I-10 S in Beaumont, 3300 Central Mall Drive in Port Arthur.
The lowdown: If you love a fine piece of raw fish half as much as I do, this is by far the night to go enjoy a few rolls. It gets pretty packed, so get friendly with a bartender to keep your hands (and mouth) busy while you wait for a seat.

And on Thursday nights — if you’re looking for a good first stop before a night out — it’s Bomb Thursday, which means $1 sake bombs. Do you have any idea what a sake bomb is? It’s a shot of sake. In a beer. If there is a more delicious or efficient way to become not sober, I’d like to meet it.

You’ve got until 11 p.m. to throw down on some $2 mugs of beer, $3 well drinks and margaritas, 40-cent wings and $5 pitchers, the latter two being the most cost efficient way to eat and drink your case of the Mondays away.

Tuesdays at Dylan’s means $1 off bottles of beer and burgers, so they’ve just about got your weeknights covered.

Sunday Funday at the PaceSetter Lounge
What: All day happy hour
Where: 6358 Phelan Blvd., Beaumont
The lowdown: $1 off all mixed drinks and beer from 6 p.m. until close (noon to close during football season) and plenty of entertainment — anyone’s welcome to hit the stage open mic-style and there’s a DJ on hand, too.

They even fire up the grill on the patio and welcome you to BYOM — just bring the meat you wanna grill, sip cheap drinks and chill out.

Each Sunday night you’re pretty liable to catch a few local tattoo artists, musicians, bartenders and wait staff out enjoying a night off on the cheap.

And being at the intersection of Phelan and Dowlen means you’re near a bunch of other bars (like Thirsty’s and Fast Eddie’s) so you’ll save gas money if you decide to bar hop a little.